noun🔗ShareEsclusaAn artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow."The farmer opened the sluice to release water from the irrigation canal onto his thirsty fields. "El granjero abrió la esclusa para liberar agua del canal de riego a sus campos sedientos.utilityarchitecturetechnologyenvironmentmachinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEsclusa, compuertaA water gate or floodgate."The farmer opened the sluice to release water from the reservoir and irrigate his fields. "El granjero abrió la esclusa para liberar agua del embalse e irrigar sus campos.utilityarchitectureenvironmentagriculturenauticalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEsclusa, canalHence, an opening or channel through which anything flows; a source of supply."The kitchen sink's drain is a sluice for excess water. "El desagüe del fregadero de la cocina es una esclusa para el exceso de agua.utilitystructuretechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEsclusa, compuertaThe stream flowing through a floodgate."The sluice gate opened, releasing a strong stream of water. "La compuerta se abrió, liberando una fuerte corriente de agua.architectureutilityenvironmentgeographynaturesystemtechnologyplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEsclusa, canaletaA long box or trough through which water flows, used for washing auriferous earth."The gold prospectors used the sluice to wash the dirt, hoping to find gold. "Los buscadores de oro usaron la esclusa para lavar la tierra, con la esperanza de encontrar oro.geologyutilityagriculturetechnologymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareElipsis wh, sluicingAn instance of wh-stranding ellipsis, or sluicing."The teacher's question, "Who wants to volunteer for the project?" elicited a sluice, as several students replied, "I do." "La pregunta del profesor, "¿Quién quiere ser voluntario para el proyecto?" provocó una elipsis wh, ya que varios estudiantes respondieron: "Yo sí".linguisticsgrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDescargar, verterTo emit by, or as by, flood gates."The dam operator sluiced the water from the reservoir to refill the town's water supply. "El operador de la presa descargó el agua del embalse para rellenar el suministro de agua de la ciudad.utilityenvironmenttechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnjuagar, inundarTo wet copiously, as by opening a sluice"to sluice meadows"Enjuagar los pradosutilityactionenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnjuagar, lavarTo wash with, or in, a stream of water running through a sluice."The farmer sluiced the muddy well with a powerful hose, washing away the dirt. "El granjero enjuagó el pozo embarrado con una manguera potente, eliminando la suciedad.agricultureutilityenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnjuagar, lavar(more generally) To wash (down or out)."After the messy art project, the teacher had to sluice the paint off the tables with a hose. "Después del desordenado proyecto de arte, la maestra tuvo que enjuagar la pintura de las mesas con una manguera.utilityactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVerter, soltarTo flow, pour."The water from the leaky faucet sluiced down the counter. "El agua del grifo con fugas se vertió sobre la encimera.actionnatureprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareElidir la 'C' en una pregunta wh coordinadaTo elide the C` in a coordinated wh-question. See sluicing.""I know we need to buy something, but I don't remember what," where "what" sluices the rest of the question "what we need to buy". "Sé que necesitamos comprar algo, pero no recuerdo qué,grammarlinguisticsphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
